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Fiction

Imagination takes flight in these masterfully crafted worlds, where heroes rise, mysteries unfold, and human nature reveals its deepest truths. Whether following a quest through magical realms or witnessing life-changing moments in familiar settings, these stories capture the full spectrum of human experience through unforgettable characters and compelling narratives.

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A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Sarah J. Maas • 2022
4.7
20k+
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
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A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Sarah J. Maas 2022
4.7
20k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Illumination Night
by Alice Hoffman • 1987
3.75
9k+
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Fantasy
Illumination Night Summary
Illumination Night
by Alice Hoffman 1987 200 pages
3.75
9k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Fantasy
Shadow of A Doubt
by William J. Coughlin • 1991
4.23
2k+
Legal Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Shadow of A Doubt Summary
Shadow of A Doubt
by William J. Coughlin 1991 418 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Legal Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Rise of the Fallen
by Chuck Black • 2015
4.38
1k+
Christian Fiction
Christian
Fantasy
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Rise of the Fallen
by Chuck Black 2015 320 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Christian Fiction
Christian
Fantasy
Random in Death
by J.D. Robb • 2024
4.46
27k+
Mystery
Romance
Crime
Random in Death Summary
Random in Death
by J.D. Robb 2024 368 pages
4.46
27k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Crime
The Ninth Rain
by Jen Williams • 2017
4.08
10k+
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Adult
The Ninth Rain Summary
The Ninth Rain
by Jen Williams 2017 544 pages
4.08
10k+ ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Adult
The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy • 1886
3.87
66k+
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Mayor of Casterbridge Summary
The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy 1886 393 pages
3.87
66k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
An Academy for Liars
by Alexis Henderson • 2024
3.43
28k+
Fantasy
Dark Academia
Horror
An Academy for Liars Summary
An Academy for Liars
by Alexis Henderson 2024 464 pages
3.43
28k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dark Academia
Horror
Starling House
by Alix E. Harrow • 2023
3.78
100k+
Fantasy
Horror
Gothic
Starling House Summary
Starling House
by Alix E. Harrow 2023 308 pages
3.78
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Gothic
Gates of Fire
by Steven Pressfield • 1998
4.40
44k+
Historical Fiction
War
Military Fiction
Gates of Fire Summary
Gates of Fire
by Steven Pressfield 1998 526 pages
4.40
44k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Military Fiction
The Paradox Hotel
by Rob Hart • 2022
3.53
10k+
Science Fiction
Mystery
Time Travel
The Paradox Hotel Summary
The Paradox Hotel
by Rob Hart 2022 336 pages
3.53
10k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Mystery
Time Travel
The Canterbury Tales
by Peter Ackroyd • 2009
A Retelling
3.57
2k+
Classics
Poetry
Historical Fiction
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
A Retelling
by Peter Ackroyd 2009 436 pages
3.57
2k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Historical Fiction
The Birdcage Murders
by Karen Baugh Menuhin • 2022
4.55
3k+
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Birdcage Murders Summary
The Birdcage Murders
by Karen Baugh Menuhin 2022 278 pages
4.55
3k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Last Days of Jack Sparks
by Jason Arnopp • 2016
3.83
13k+
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
The Last Days of Jack Sparks Summary
The Last Days of Jack Sparks
by Jason Arnopp 2016 336 pages
3.83
13k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
Ghosts
by Edith Wharton • 1937
3.85
1k+
Short Stories
Horror
Classics
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts
by Edith Wharton 1937 288 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Classics
Gilded Serpent
by Danielle L. Jensen • 2021
4.44
5k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Gilded Serpent Summary
Gilded Serpent
by Danielle L. Jensen 2021 576 pages
4.44
5k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Vilest Things
by Chloe Gong • 2024
3.82
7k+
Fantasy
Romance
Adult
Vilest Things Summary
Vilest Things
by Chloe Gong 2024 374 pages
3.82
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Adult
Hide
by Kiersten White • 2022
3.31
44k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Hide Summary
Hide
by Kiersten White 2022 243 pages
3.31
44k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Enchanted
by Nancy Madore • 2004
Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women
3.31
2k+
Erotica
Romance
Fantasy
Enchanted Summary
Enchanted
Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women
by Nancy Madore 2004 256 pages
3.31
2k+ ratings
Erotica
Romance
Fantasy
Solenoid
by Mircea Cărtărescu • 2015
4.25
7k+
Romania
Literature
Romanian Literature
Solenoid Summary
Solenoid
by Mircea Cărtărescu 2015 840 pages
4.25
7k+ ratings
Romania
Literature
Romanian Literature
The Cry of the Halidon
by Robert Ludlum • 1972
3.77
6k+
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Cry of the Halidon Summary
The Cry of the Halidon
by Robert Ludlum 1972 448 pages
3.77
6k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Merciless Ones
by Namina Forna • 2022
3.89
12k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
The Merciless Ones Summary
The Merciless Ones
by Namina Forna 2022 432 pages
3.89
12k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
How to Survive a Horror Story
by Mallory Arnold • 2025
3.63
11k+
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
How to Survive a Horror Story Summary
How to Survive a Horror Story
by Mallory Arnold 2025 368 pages
3.63
11k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
The Spear Cuts Through Water
by Simon Jimenez • 2022
4.14
25k+
Fantasy
Queer
LGBT
The Spear Cuts Through Water Summary
The Spear Cuts Through Water
by Simon Jimenez 2022 525 pages
4.14
25k+ ratings
Fantasy
Queer
LGBT
Sourdough
by Robin Sloan • 2017
3.75
62k+
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Contemporary
Sourdough Summary
Sourdough
by Robin Sloan 2017 259 pages
3.75
62k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Contemporary
She's Up to No Good
by Sara Goodman Confino • 2022
4.28
44k+
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
She's Up to No Good Summary
She's Up to No Good
by Sara Goodman Confino 2022 389 pages
4.28
44k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Tempest
by Julie Cross • 2011
3.70
13k+
Young Adult
Time Travel
Fantasy
Tempest Summary
Tempest
by Julie Cross 2011 413 pages
3.70
13k+ ratings
Young Adult
Time Travel
Fantasy
Master of Iron
by Tricia Levenseller • 2022
4.02
7k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Master of Iron Summary
Master of Iron
by Tricia Levenseller 2022 385 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Chesapeake
by James A. Michener • 1978
4.22
27k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Classics
Chesapeake Summary
Chesapeake
by James A. Michener 1978 1024 pages
4.22
27k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Classics
Armada
by Ernest Cline • 2015
3.56
100k+
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Armada Summary
Armada
by Ernest Cline 2015 355 pages
3.56
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Queen of Snow
by Laura Burton • 2021
A Snow Queen Retelling
3.59
3k+
Fantasy
Retellings
Romance
Queen of Snow Summary
Queen of Snow
A Snow Queen Retelling
by Laura Burton 2021 157 pages
3.59
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Retellings
Romance
Everything Is Lies
by Helen Callaghan • 2018
3.80
3k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Everything Is Lies Summary
Everything Is Lies
by Helen Callaghan 2018 400 pages
3.80
3k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Hobbit
by Jane Johnson • 2012
An Unexpected Journey - Visual Companion
4.62
26k+
Fantasy
Film
Art
The Hobbit Summary
The Hobbit
An Unexpected Journey - Visual Companion
by Jane Johnson 2012 75 pages
4.62
26k+ ratings
Fantasy
Film
Art
Vidas imaginarias
by Marcel Schwob • 1896
3.98
1k+
Short Stories
France
Literature
Vidas imaginarias Summary
Vidas imaginarias
by Marcel Schwob 1896 218 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Short Stories
France
Literature
Uncrowned
by Will Wight • 2019
4.56
33k+
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
High Fantasy
Uncrowned Summary
Uncrowned
by Will Wight 2019 336 pages
4.56
33k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
by John le Carré • 1963
4.09
100k+
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Summary
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
by John le Carré 1963 212 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Don't Believe Her
by Nicola Sanders • 2024
3.99
44k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Don't Believe Her Summary
Don't Believe Her
by Nicola Sanders 2024 302 pages
3.99
44k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Daughter
by T.M. Logan • 2025
4.00
12k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Daughter Summary
The Daughter
by T.M. Logan 2025 416 pages
4.00
12k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
On Rotation
by Shirlene Obuobi • 2022
3.66
13k+
Romance
Contemporary
Adult
On Rotation Summary
On Rotation
by Shirlene Obuobi 2022 352 pages
3.66
13k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Adult
East Wind
by Pearl S. Buck • 1930
West Wind
4.06
10k+
China
Classics
Historical Fiction
East Wind Summary
East Wind
West Wind
by Pearl S. Buck 1930 277 pages
4.06
10k+ ratings
China
Classics
Historical Fiction
First Lord's Fury
by Jim Butcher • 2009
4.40
66k+
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
First Lord's Fury Summary
First Lord's Fury
by Jim Butcher 2009 465 pages
4.40
66k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Hit
by David Baldacci • 2013
4.18
79k+
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Hit Summary
The Hit
by David Baldacci 2013 392 pages
4.18
79k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Alex, Approximately
by Jenn Bennett • 2017
3.93
55k+
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Alex, Approximately Summary
Alex, Approximately
by Jenn Bennett 2017 391 pages
3.93
55k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Wandfasted
by Laurie Forest • 2017
4.20
7k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Wandfasted Summary
Wandfasted
by Laurie Forest 2017 235 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Wolf in the Whale
by Jordanna Max Brodsky • 2019
4.10
5k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
The Wolf in the Whale Summary
The Wolf in the Whale
by Jordanna Max Brodsky 2019 544 pages
4.10
5k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
The Mountains Wild
by Sarah Stewart Taylor • 2020
3.83
4k+
Mystery
Ireland
Thriller
The Mountains Wild Summary
The Mountains Wild
by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2020 416 pages
3.83
4k+ ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Thriller
The Seventh Function of Language
by Laurent Binet • 2015
3.76
6k+
France
Philosophy
Mystery
The Seventh Function of Language Summary
The Seventh Function of Language
by Laurent Binet 2015 359 pages
3.76
6k+ ratings
France
Philosophy
Mystery
Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff • 2012
3.79
18k+
Fantasy
Steampunk
Young Adult
Stormdancer Summary
Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff 2012 451 pages
3.79
18k+ ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Young Adult
The Narrow Road Between Desires
by Patrick Rothfuss • 2023
4.03
34k+
Fantasy
Novella
High Fantasy
The Narrow Road Between Desires Summary
The Narrow Road Between Desires
by Patrick Rothfuss 2023 240 pages
4.03
34k+ ratings
Fantasy
Novella
High Fantasy
Powers of Darkness
by Valdimar Ásmundsson • 1901
The Lost Version of Dracula
3.63
1k+
Horror
Vampires
Classics
Powers of Darkness Summary
Powers of Darkness
The Lost Version of Dracula
by Valdimar Ásmundsson 1901 309 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Horror
Vampires
Classics
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